*The National Transport Authority has awarded just under €73 million to local authorities for cycling and other active travel infrastructure nationwide*

Almost €73 million has been awarded to local authorities nationwide by the National Transport Authority (NTA) for cycling and other active travel infrastructure, specifically in rural Ireland.

Stickybottle has included the county-by-county breakdown below, which shows how much money has been awarded to each of the local authorities listed.

The individual infrastructure projects awarded funding are far too numerous to list, as the schedule runs to 25 pages. However, you can view that listing, and check out the funded projects on your county's list, by following this link.

It is the first ever major active travel investment
programme for rural Ireland and is aimed at providing for cycling and walking facilities.

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD (Greens) said the announcement
“marks another significant step forward in providing green sustainable
transport options to those outside of the large urban centres”.

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“Developing high quality walking and cycling facilities
will encourage more people to switch to active travel and will contribute to
tackling climate change,” he said.

“Connecting communities and making walking and cycling attractive, safe and accessible to everyone is what this funding will help to accomplish. The projects being funded today will make a real difference to rural communities across the country and this is only the beginning.”

Anne Graham, the chief executive of the NTA, said more funding was now being awarded to rural areas for active travel than ever before.

“It also represents a very significant opportunity for our partner local authorities to develop high-quality, safe walking and cycling infrastructure in rural towns and villages,” she said.